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Tua Tagovailoa brain injury shocks through Detroit Lions: 'I was shook up'

Isaiah Buggs was watching Thursday night's NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins when Bengals nose tackle Josh Tupou sacked Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, throwing the third-year signal caller to the ground.

Tagovailoa's head smashed so hard into the Paycor Stadium turf in Cincinnati that his fingers seized up, a sign of neurological trauma, according to the Prime Video broadcast.

Tagovailoa stayed on the field for roughly 10 minutes before he was taken off by stretcher and transported to a local hospital. He was diagnosed with a brain injury and later flew home with the team.